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They raised the pass awareness floor and added the rattled mechanic. Passing in rookie works now.

Plus the majority of the community has found plays that work, even if you get ZEB'd all game.

Originally posted by Stobie
I think its a meta thing, offense will always lead the way and defenses catch up. So basically defenses are built more now to stop the run, weak against the pass, where in the past it was all about the pass rush, leaving weak against the run.

Some teams just do well against others, and some don't. But in a global meta theme I would say defenses are trying to stop the run leaving weak against the pass currently.

and thus why it needs to be in the meta

4 de 2 run stop 2 pass rush.

Originally posted by Rob.
They raised the pass awareness floor and added the rattled mechanic. Passing in rookie works now.

Plus the majority of the community has found plays that work, even if you get ZEB'd all game.

Originally posted by Bort

- Slightly increased base level pass awareness and pass consistency so low level QB's with no points in those skills yet will be slightly less dumb vs blitzes

I've always thought it was Pass Consistency that people needed more Rookie SP investment than Pass Awareness. I'm guessing the Bort bump in PC is helping more than the PA bump. There have been Rookie QBs with 50 Pass Awareness getting sacked like crazy in the past.

PC description - "The ability to keep calm and not throw bad passes under pressure."

Didn't all you S8 Rookie teams build Pass Defenses with the Meta change?

Originally posted by o The Boss x
guarantee loss at any level now tbh

Boss is THE source for the running game.

So much bullshit in here. If anything then passing kinda caught up with running when yu look at the current top rookie teams. There is no overpowereness in any way. In my rookie league, all running teams seem to be the strongest, still.

Also:
Originally posted by Galactic Empire
I think it is harder to run the ball now due to the buff in break block. DLmen are breaking blocks at the LOS like crazy now so running up the middle is almost useless.

Dumbest thing I have read so far. You are crying now, that now every middle run is a guaranteed 5 yards? Oh boy. Inside running is still VERY viable and working perfect for me. OFC the DLine buff kinda nerfed it, but in a needed way! It seems way more balanced this season.


Originally posted by o The Boss x
guarantee loss at any level now tbh

Not true at all. Is it a guarenteed gain? No, but Boobs and Knights for eample are still making a life outta it. Its not really worse than last season but still very viable.

This thread is also another example of ppl trying to lobby like shit. Too funny

In the end...teams like Stunners and Virgns will love you for this hard work

Preach Peeti

Originally posted by chronicbomb
and thus why it needs to be in the meta

4 de 2 run stop 2 pass rush.

I've been looking for feasible ways to do this. Usually comes back that having the depth on defense to run 3 succeful depth charts (PR, RS, Balance) means less s* players or finding ways to make players highly effective as a combo build. And combo builds get more complicated with LB and Safeties. CB I haven't really gotten far at seeing how well they can be done.

Teams are building to stop the run, and it's working. It's incredibly difficult to effectively defend both the pass and the run when you have so few SPs to spread around while teams are building specialized builds to do one or the other.

Originally posted by Kayoh
Teams are building to stop the run, and it's working. It's incredibly difficult to effectively defend both the pass and the run when you have so few SPs to spread around while teams are building specialized builds to do one or the other.

And last season rookie was easily dominated by the run. Anyone who designed to stop the pass would be gambling. Top 10 rookie last season had what only 2 or 3 teams that weren't 100% run.

Originally posted by Zaranthuul
And last season rookie was easily dominated by the run. Anyone who designed to stop the pass would be gambling. Top 10 rookie last season had what only 2 or 3 teams that weren't 100% run.
Village was never 100% run, plus DWC & 13th.

Originally posted by Kayoh

Village was never 100% run, plus DWC & 13th.

Right but 13th just climbed into top 10. Seattle, MEM, SoA, WH, HUB, Village (pass favored balance), DWC (pass). There was your top 7 and 5 were pure run. I believe Factory was top 10 but don't recall the other 2 from last season.

Originally posted by Zaranthuul
Right but 13th just climbed into top 10. Seattle, MEM, SoA, WH, HUB, Village (pass favored balance), DWC (pass). There was your top 7 and 5 were pure run. I believe Factory was top 10 but don't recall the other 2 from last season.
13th was 9th when we faced them last season